NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Visit Lewis and Clark in North Dakota
Knife River Indian Villages
PO Box 168
Stanton, ND 58571
Phone: (701) 745-3309
Features: Museum, reconstructed earthlodge, nature trail.
Lewis and Clark Trail Museum
Alexander, ND
Phone: (701) 828-3595
Features: Museum.
Fort Mandan
Managed by: North Dakota Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Foundation
PO Box 607
Washburn, North Dakota 58577-0607
Phone: (701) 462-8535
Email: lewisclk@westriv.com
Features: Visit the authentically reconstructed Fort Mandan on the banks of the Missouri River just a few miles down the road from the Interpretive Center. On-site interpretation at the full-scale replica will enrich the visitor's knowledge of the Expedition and the Fort Mandan winter experience. Interpreters are on-site from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily during summer months.
North Dakota Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
Managed by: North Dakota Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Foundation
PO Box 607
Washburn, North Dakota 58577-0607
Phone: (701) 462-8535
Email: lewisclk@westriv.com
Features: Museum with interpretive displays and programs, Indian artifacts, art gallery, gift shop. Open all year, Memorial Day through Labor Day, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. remainder of year 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission: Adults $2.00; Students $l.00; Foundation members free.
Three Tribes Museum
New Town, ND
Phone: (701) 627-4477
Features: Museum (Arikara, Mandan, Hidatsa).
Lewis & Clark: North Dakota
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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Visit: www.travelsd.com
Farm Island Recreation Area
4 miles east of Pierre, SD.
Phone: (605) 224-5605
Features: Camping, cabins, hiking trails, Missouri River access, fishing, interpretive sign regarding Lewis and Clark's meeting with the Teton Sioux.
LaFramboise Island
US Army Corps of Engineers
Pierre, SD
Phone: (605) 224-5862
Features: Hiking along scenic nature trails, wildlife watching, interpretive sign regarding the Lewis and Clark's encounter with the Teton Sioux.
Sakakawea Monument
Mobridge, SD
Features: Monument, interpretive signs.
South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center
900 Governor's Drive
Pierre, SD
Phone: (605) 773-3458
Features: Museum.
West Bend Recreation Area
26 miles east, 9 miles south of Pierre, SD
Phone: (605) 224-5605
Features: Camping, cabins, fishing, hiking trails, interpretive sign regarding Lewis and Clark's detour around the Big Bend in the Missouri River.
West Whitlock Recreation Area
Located 18 miles west of Gettysburg, SD
Phone: (605) 765-9410
Features: Replica of an Arikara Lodge, camping, cabins, fishing, resort facilities, interpretive sign regarding Lewis and Clark's visit at an Arikara village.
Visit Trail of Lewis and Clark, Nebraska and Iowa
Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve
Located 4 miles North of Sioux City, IA in McCook Lake, SD.
Phone: (605) 232-0873
Features: 1,500-acre park in the Missouri River basin, 8 miles of hiking and biking trails, wildlife observation blinds, visitor center, interpretive sign regarding Lewis and Clark's discoveries in South Dakota.
Visit Trail of Lewis and Clark, Nebraska and Iowa
Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve
Located 4 miles North of Sioux City, IA in McCook Lake, SD.
Phone: (605) 232-0873
Features: 1,500-acre park in the Missouri River basin, 8 miles of hiking and biking trails, wildlife observation blinds, visitor center, interpretive sign regarding Lewis and Clark's discoveries in South Dakota.
NEBRASKA STATE
Blackbird Hill Overview
Milepost 152, US 75, north of Decatur, NE.
Phone: (402) 837-5301
Features: Interpretive signs regarding Chief Blackbird's burial site visited by Lewis and Clark.
Fort Atkinson State Historical Park
Fort Atkinson SHP
PO Box 240
Fort Calhoun, NE 68023
Phone: 402-468-5611
Features: Historic fort and site of the first Lewis and Clark council with American Indians.
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MONTANA STATE
Visit Lewis & Clark in Montana
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Association
Box 2848
Great Falls, MT 59493
Features: Information on the Lewis and Clark festival held each July.
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center
4201 Giant Springs Rd.
Great Falls, MT
Phone: museum: (406) 727-8733, giftshop: (406) 453-6248
Features: Museum, film, bookstore / giftshop.
Click here to review our event calendar.
Summer Hours: May 26th, 2000 through September 30, 2000:
Open 9:00 AM until 6:00 PM daily
Winter Hours: October 1, 2000 through May 24, 2001:
Tuesday - Saturday: 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM
Sundays: noon until 5:00 PM
Mondays: closed
Lewis & Clark National Forest
1101 15th St North, Box 869
Great Falls, MT 59403
Missouri River Headwaters State Park
1400 South 19th Ave.
Bozeman, MT 59792.
Phone: (406) 994-4042
Features: Interpretive exhibits, fishing, boating.
Pompeys Pillar
Bureau of Land Management
810 East Main Street
Billings, MT 59105
Phone: (406) 238-1541
Features: Clark's signature and date (July 25, 1806), visitor center.
Upper Missouri National Scenic River
Bureau of Land Management
PO Box 1160, Airport Road
Lewiston, MT 59457
Phone: (406) 538-7461
Features: Water trail map and information.
Bitterroot National Forest
1801 N. First Street
Hamilton, MT 59804
Features: Information on many Lewis and Clark sites in the Rocky Mountains.
Lewis & Clark: Montana
Lewis & Clark: Sites & Side Trips
Lolo Pass Visitor Center
28 miles west of Lolo, MT on US 12.
Phone: (406)329-3962 Features: Interpretive displays.
WASHINGTON STATE
Beacon Rock State Park
10 miles west of Stevenson, WA on WA 14
Phone: (509) 427-8265
Features: Plaque, hiking, view.
Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center
990 SW Rock Creek Drive
Stevenson, WA
Phone: (800) 991-2338
Features: Museum, bookstore.
Fort Canby State Park and Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
PO Box 488
Ilwaco, WA 98624
Phone: (360) 642-3029
Features: Lewis and Clark museum at the mouth of the Columbia River, camping.
Lewis and Clark State Park
Dayton, WA
Phone: (509) 337-6457
Features: Interpretive signs, hiking.
Sacajawea State Park
Pasco, WA
Phone: (509) 545-2361
Features: Museum, fishing.
National Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Council
Lewis & Clark College
0615 SW Palatine Hill Road
Portland, OR 97219
Toll Free: 888-999-1803
General: (503) 768-7995 or (503) 768-7996
Fax: (503) 768-7994
M. Bussard: (503) 768-7997
Camping & RV Parks in Idaho & Washington
PBS Online
Lewis and Clark Trail
Heritage Foundation, Incorporated
Lewis & Clark
National Historic Trail
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Clark Trail
Trail Trevia
Fact & Trivia
National Geographic
Lewis & Clark Books
IDAHO STATE
Nez Perce National Historical Park
Route 1, Box 100
Spalding, ID 83540
Phone: (208) 843-2261
Features: Museum, canoe exhibit.
OREGON STATE
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center / Wasco County Historical Museum
5000 Discovery Dr.
The Dalles, OR
Phone: (541) 296-8600
Features: Museum, bookstore.
Hat Rock State Park
9 miles east of Umatilla, OR on US 730.
Phone: (541) 567-5032
Features: Interpretive signs, hiking, fishing.
Fort Clatsop National Memorial
Route 3, Box 604-FC
Astoria, OR 97103
Phone: (503) 861-2471 (ext. 210)
Features: Replica fort, museum, bookstore and hiking trails.
Salt Works
Seaside, OR
Follow signs off Hwy. 101
Features: Memorial / replica of Lewis and Clark's salt-making works.
Also in Seaside, on Broadway, a memorial to the Lewis and Clark expedition.
IOWA STATE
Lewis and Clark State Park
21914 Park Loop
Onawa, IA 41040
Phone: (712) 423-2829
Features: Replica keelboat, Lewis and Clark festival held each June.
Sergeant Floyd Monument
801 Fourth Street
Sioux City, IA 51102
Features: Sergeant Floyd Monument
Sergeant Floyd River Museum and Welcome Center
1000 Larsen Park Road
Sioux City, IA 51104-4914
Phone: (712) 279-0198
Email: scpm@sioux-city.org
Directions: Exit 149 on Interstate 29, Hamilton Boulevard and South Larsen Park Road. Features: Information on Sergeant Floyd Monument and Lewis and Clark sites in Iowa.
Lewis and Clark State Park
21914 Park Loop
Onawa, IA 41040
Phone: (712) 423-2829
Features: Replica keelboat, Lewis and Clark festival held each June.
Sergeant Floyd Monument
801 Fourth Street
Sioux City, IA 51102
Features: Sergeant Floyd Monument
Sergeant Floyd River Museum and Welcome Center
1000 Larsen Park Road
Sioux City, IA 51104-4914
Phone: (712) 279-0198
Email: scpm@sioux-city.org
Directions: Exit 149 on Interstate 29, Hamilton Boulevard and South Larsen Park Road.
Features: Information on Sergeant Floyd Monument and Lewis and Clark sites in Iowa.
Visit Trail of Lewis and Clark, Nebraska and Iowa
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge
Ft. Calhoun, NE (15 miles north of Omaha)
Administered by:
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
1434 316th Lane
Missouri Valley, IA 51555
Phone: (712) 642-2772
Features: This 2,000 acre wildlife refuge features a restored parallel channel of the Missouri River, adjacent to the bluff where Lewis and Clark had their first "council" with Native Americans. Nature trails, handicapped access fishing piers, and wayside exhibits that tell the Lewis and Clark story. Open year-around.
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
1434 316th Lane
Missouri Valley, IA 51555
Phone: (712) 642-2772
Features: A modern visitor center along a seven mile oxbow lake of the Missouri River. State of the art life-size dioramas show the wetland, woodland and grassland of the area as Lewis and Clark would have viewed it in 1804. Nature trails, wayside exhibits, river overlooks and a great tale of Missouri River navigation are offered at this 8,00 acre refuge. Open year-around.
Lewis and Clark Monument Park
Council Bluffs, IA
Phone: (712) 328-4650
Features: Overlook and monument to the expedition.
Western Historic Trails Center
3434 Richard Downing Avenue
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Phone: (712) 366-4900
Features: Free admission. A must-see on your visit to the Council Bluffs/Omaha area. Built by the National Park Service, owned and operated by the State Historical Society. Dedicated to the commemoration, preservation, education and interpretation of national trail heritage: Lewis & Clark, Mormon, California-Oregon Trails. State-of-the-art exhibits depict life along the trails. Learn of people and their experiences, walk along a "Path of Names." Modern walking trails to the Missouri River in 400 acres of wild flower-prairie grass river bottom landscape. Official Iowa Welcome Center. Gift Shop. Open Oct 1 - Apr. 30, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; May 1 - Sept. 30, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
I-80 and I-29 Interchange
24th Street Exit South
MISSOURI STATE
Visit Lewis & Clark in Missouri
Katy Trail State Park
Missouri Division of Parks and Recreation
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 526-4522
Features: Hiking and bicycling trail with Lewis and Clark interpretive exhibits.
Lewis and Clark Center
701 Riverside Drive
St Charles, MO 63301
Phone: (636) 947-3199
Fax (636) 916-0240
Features: Museum, book store, historic district. Open daily 10:30am - 4:30pm
Missouri Historical Society
Jefferson Memorial Building, Forest Park
St. Louis, MO
Phone: (314) 746-4599
Features: Museum containing Lewis and Clark exhibits.
Museum of Westward Expansion
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
11 North 4th Street
St Louis, MO 63102.
Phone: (314) 425-4465
Features: Lewis and Clark interpretive displays.
William Clark Grave: Bellefontaine Cemetery
4947 W. Florrisant Ave.
St. Louis, MO
Phone: (314) 381-0750
Features: Gravesite of William Clark.
KANSAS STATE
Frontier Army Museum
Reynolds Avenue
Fort Leavenworth, KS
Phone: (913) 684-3191
Features: Museum exhibits including Lewis and Clark expedition.
Independence Park
Atchison, KS
Phone: (913) 367-5081
Features: Signs, fishing.
ILLINOIS STATE
Lewis and Clark State Historic Site
Hartford, IL
About 14 miles north of St. Louis off Hwy. 3.
Phone: (614) 344-5268
Features: Memorial to expedition and Camp Dubois (Wood).
State by State Lewis & Clark Visitor Information
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Trail Video Clips
"The great gift of the Lewis and Clark production for me was the chance to get out and see my country in a fresh light..." Ken Burns
Click on the film canisters to watch streaming video, from the Ken Burns PBS documentry Lewis and Clark, The Journey of the Corps of Discovery. View glimpses of Montana along the Lewis and Clark trail and see the route as it exists today. http://lewisandclark.state.mt.us/videomap.shtm
U.S. Forest Camping Reservations
Phone: (800) 280-2267
GORP
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages
Lewis & Clark Timeline
Lewis & Clark MAPS
Lewis & Clark Journals
Lewis & Clark Journals: Virginia (Education)
Lewis & Clark: Did You Know?
Thomas Jefferson
Explore More in Your Local Library
These are some of our favorite books on Lewis and Clark for teenagers and adults.
Allen, John Logan. Lewis and Clark and the Image of the American Northwest. Dover Publications, Inc., 1991.
Ambrose, Stephen. Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West. Simon and Schuster, 1996.
DeVoto, Bernard, editor. The Journals of Lewis and Clark. Mariner Books, 1997.
Fanselow, Julie. The Traveler's Guide to the Lewis and Clark Trail. Falcon Press Publishing, 1994.
Lavender, David. The Way to the Western Sea: Lewis and Clark Across the Continent. Anchor Books, 1988.
Ronda, James. Lewis and Clark Among the Indians. University of
Nebraska Press, 1984.
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